Mousa Dembélé (footballer, born 1987)
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Dembélé with Belgium in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Wilrijk, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Germinal Beerschot | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Germinal Beerschot | 20 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Willem II | 33 | (9) |
| 2006–2010 | AZ | 118 | (24) |
| 2010–2012 | Fulham | 62 | (5) |
| 2012– | Tottenham Hotspur | 138 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Belgium U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2004 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Belgium U19 | 12 | (3) |
| 2006– | Belgium | 67 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:45, 15 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:20, 26 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Mousa Dembélé (born Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé; 16 July 1987) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Belgium national team, for whom he has achieved over 60 caps. He is regarded as one of the best box-to-box midfielders in Europe due to his excellent dribbling skills and ability to maintain possession.
Dembélé started his career at Belgian Pro League team Germinal Beerschot before spells at Eredivisie sides Willem II and AZ in the Netherlands. He won the league title and the Johan Cruyff Shield with the latter in 2009. Dembélé transferred to Premier League side Fulham in 2010 before joining current club Tottenham for a fee of £15 million in August 2012. He was ranked 91st in The Guardian's list of the 100 best current footballers in 2012.
Dembélé was born in Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium. His father Yaya is Malian, while his mother, Tilly Huygens, is Belgian of Flemish ethnicity.
Dembélé uses the spelling "Mousa" for his first name (e.g. on his Twitter account), and so do his club, national team and most news articles about him. However, in an 2016 interview, he said that the proper spelling ought to be "Moussa".
Dembélé played for K. Berchem Sport as a youth. He started his professional career for Germinal Beerschot, a team in the Belgian Pro League. He made his debut on 24 April 2004 against Charleroi. In 2005, he signed for the youth section of Willem II, despite apparent interest from Eredivisie giants AFC Ajax.
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